The effect of early skin to skin contact on breastfeeding success on cesareans under spinal anestesia

This study has been made for the purpose of examining the breastfeeding success of mothers who are practiced for skin-to-skin contact, by randomized controlled experiment. The study has been conducted with 52 women in total, 17 research and 35 control group, who gave birth with cesarean under spinal anesthesia. Data was collected by data collection form and IBFAT breastfeeding evaluation scale and was evaluated using Chi-Square, Pearson Chi-Square, Mann-Whitney U and Fisher's Exact test. According to the study results, mothers of the intervention group declared that their babies suck better than the babies of the control group (p>0,05) and they are more pleased with their breastfeeding. Even though there wasn't any significant statistical difference between these groups, intervention group had more IBFAT breastfeeding points in the first and 24th hours than the control group. Axillary body temperatures of the babies in the intervention group are higher than the control group's babies (36,60C to 36,40C, p<0,05), they "cried less" (5,9% to 37,1%, p<0,05), and they showed less "rooting movements" (p>0,05). The babies in the intervention group was breastfed at mean 56,5. minute but the other ones found chance at mean 83,2. minute (p<0,05). 88,2% of the babies in the intervention group have been fed by formula but the percentage of other babies was 68,6% (p>0,05). In spite of that the babies in the control group have been fed by more formula (79,8 cc to 62,33 cc p>0,05). Without a significant statistical difference between the groups, the quantity of formula given by their mothers who didn't breastfeed before is higher (81,21 cc) than who did it before (52,55 cc) (p>0,05). 41,2% of the mothers in the intervention group implied that their milk came, on the other hand, %57,1 of the control group implied this. Mothers in the intervention group needed less painkillers. But there aren't any significant statistically differences between these groups.